Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 84.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
84.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
33rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1996
All-time low
79.7%
in 2020
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Cayman Islands, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Cayman Islands is 84.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Cayman Islands peaked at 100.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 79.7%, in 2020.
Cayman Islands ranks 33rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 100.0% | — |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 92.9% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 92.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.6% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79.7% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 84.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 84.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.0%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.5% | 81.5% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 81.5% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 79.7% | 84.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 30 Czechia 84.7% compare
- 31 Israel 84.7% compare
- 32 United States 84.7% compare
- 34 France 84.5% compare
- 35 American Samoa 83.4% compare
- 36 San Marino 83.4% compare
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- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.359 (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4176 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.01 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8137 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 0.8333 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Cayman Islands?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Cayman Islands was 84.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.7% in 2020.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Cayman Islands ranks 33rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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